Mary Rand Hess is a poet playwright screenwriter composer mixed-media artist and New York Times bestselling author of notable and award-winning books. Some of her picture books include The One and Only Wolfgang From Pet Rescue to One Big Happy Family; Animal Ark Celebrating Our Wild World in Poetry and Pictures and Belong a book near and dear to her heart. Whether she’s creating for the page stage or screen Mary has many stories and poems to dream up and share. Niña Mata is a children's bookmaker and New York Times bestselling illustrator. Her books include She’s Got This I Absolutely Positively Love My Spots I Promise and I Am More Than both by LeBron James and the Ty’s Travels series including the Geisel Honor Book Ty’s Travels Zip Zoom. New is her authorial picture book debut.
<p>You matter . . . <span style="font-size: 1rem;">in the way you help. </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">The way you hug. </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">The way you laugh. </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">The way you love. </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">The way you shout. </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">The way you speak. </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">The way you give. </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">The way you . . . express yourself </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">In this warm uplifting story a new kid in town finds the courage to carve their own path one that leads to a celebration of friendship and being yourself. </span></p>
